Section II — Managing change — Best Practices and resources

Questions 5 and 6.

In questions 5 and 6, we asked respondents to tell us about the resources they have been using to cope with changes. Thirteen or 65% said they had introduced some type of best practice or resource. Some of the best practices/resources listed included:

• Staff workshops and meetings
• Summer student hired through HRDC grant
• Outreach ad hoc committee
• MUDWorks Workshop
• Web sites
• MTCU resources
• Learning Disabilities Quick Screen
• Faculty Mentor Program

Questions 7 and 8.

In questions 7 and 8, we asked respondents to indicate if they knew of any best practices and/or resources that their organization planned to introduce to manage general workplace change. Ten or 48% said yes. Some of the best practices/resources listed included:

• Orientation of new instructors to offset large turnover
• MUDWorks Workshop
• Managing Change Workshop
• More board involvement

Section III - Positive Strategies for Managing Change Workshop

Question 9.

In question 9, we asked respondents to indicate how valuable they thought four different topics would be for the prospective workshop. The four topics were:

1. Ways to relieve stress
2. Personal strategies to accept change
3. Strategies to challenge change
4. How to deal with ongoing and rapid change

Of the four topics, the last three appeared to be the most important, with almost equal numbers reporting that the topics would be either valuable (approximately 25%), very valuable (25 - 35%) or a must (25 - 35%).

Question 10.

In question 10, we asked them to indicate other topics they would like to see covered. Several of the responses included:

• Prioritizing
• Quick places to calf for support
• Time management
• Where to get resources for level descriptions for assessments